Grammar Info

N4 Lesson 7: 7/18

～てくれてありがとう

Thank you for ~ ing

Structure

Verb［て］ + くれて + ありがとう

Details

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About てくれてありがとう

As an extension of てくれる, which expresses that something was done for the speaker, or someone within their immediate circle, てくれてありがとう thanks someone for that action.
  • いつもゴキブリを捕(つか)まえてくれてありがとう。
    Thank you for always catching the cockroaches.
  • ケーキを買(か)って来(き)てくれてありがとう！
    Thank you for buying the cake for me!
Caution
This expression is usually reserved for actions that clearly benefit the speaker. It would not sound natural when thanking someone for something that they are expected to do as part of their job, or due to simple etiquette.
  • 弁当(べんとう)を袋(ふくろ)に入(い)れてくれてありがとう。
    Thank you for putting my bento in a bag! (Slightly unnatural Japanese, if just plainly thanking someone for doing their job)

Examples

  • いつも一緒(いっしょ)にいてくれてありがとう。

    Thanks for always being with me.

  • 駅(えき)まで送(おく)ってくれてありがとうございます。

    Thank you so much for taking me to the station.

  • 晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)を作(つく)ってくれてありがとう！

    Thanks for making dinner!

  • 遅(おそ)くなってごめん！待(ま)っていてくれてありがとう。

    I am sorry that I am late! Thank you so much for waiting.

  • そういうことを言(い)ってくれてありがとう。

    Thank you for saying those things.

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てくれてありがとう – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (9 in total)

  • mehworthy

    mehworthy

    Could てもらってありがとう be used interchangeably in the situation where the giver/receiver of the favour is not marked by particles? IE in the question そういうことを言ってくれてありがとう, could one say そういうことを言ってもらってありがとう? Thanks!

  • Pablunpro

    Pablunpro

    Hi! はじめまして。

    I don’t think both expressions are really interchangeable, as てもらってありがとう implies that you had the person that said such a thing say it for you (you made him say it somehow) whilst てくれてありがとう has the nuance that the words were said in your favor (said voluntarily in gratitude to you).

    Though the actors of these sentences may not be marked, they are always there and are implied by the verbs もらう and くれる themselves. A good read on this is the chapter “The Invisible Man’s Family Reunion” of Jay Rubin’s “Making Sense of Japanese”.

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  • mehworthy

    mehworthy

    Thanks very much!

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